Texas Legislators: Past & Present

George William Dayton

Full Name: George William Dayton
Birth date: September 29, 1867
Death date: November 12, 1944

Terms of Service

Senate, 36th ⁽²⁾ & 35th ⁽¹⁾ Legislatures
1/9/1917 - 1/11/1921
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 3/19/1919, Regular Session.
House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat

(1) 35th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 7, 1916, oath of office administered, 1/9/1917, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal .
(2) 36th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/14/1919, p. 1. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Photographs

Photograph. Geo. W. Dayton, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. W. Dayton, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Geo. W. Dayton, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Census of 1920 - George W. Dayton, Gainesville, Cooke County, age 52, born in Illinois, industry: state senate. FamilySearch .
George William Dayton, birth date 9/29/1867 in Illinois, death date 11/12/1944 in Medina, Bandera County, interment in Gainesville, Cooke County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
George W. Dayton (1867-1944), burial in Valley View Cemetery, Cooke County. Find a Grave .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
Obituary, "Free Library Bill Author, Former Cooke Judge Dies," source unknown, 11/13/1944. Died Monday, 11/13/1944, in Medina, Texas. Legislative Reference Library Card File .
Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," The Houston Post, 3/22/1917, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .